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Fort Davis and the Close of a Military Frontier

Fort Davis and the Close of a Military Frontier Fort Davis in the 1880s, as seen from the north ridge. Enlisted men’s barracks and stables are to the left, the parade ground is in the center, and officers’ row is on the right. Courtesy Fort Davis National Historic Site. SHQ 110-2 0. Frontmatter.indd 6 10/9/06 11:08:18 AM Fort Davis and the Close of a Militar y Frontier Robert Wooster* he military community at Fort Davis, Texas, was bustling in T the early summer of 1891. Four companies of the Twenty-third Infantry Regiment were getting ready for a transfer to forts McIntosh and Bliss. A troop of the Third Cavalry was preparing to move out to Fort Hancock, and Company F, Fifth Infantry, was readying to march to Fort Sam Hous- ton. An auction of condemned property, held June 19, netted the federal government $2,951.20. Lt. Charles B. Hardin, post quartermaster, had been authorized to employ Pvt. William Boyer, Fifth Infantry, on an extra duty assignment: the United States Army was evacuating Fort Davis, and Hardin needed an assistant to help him take care of several minor details. As a former soldier who had retired in the local area put it, “[there are] plenty of houses in Davis now http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Southwestern Historical Quarterly Texas State Historical Association

Fort Davis and the Close of a Military Frontier

Wooster, Robert, --
Southwestern Historical Quarterly , Volume 110 (2) – Nov 2, 2006
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Texas State Historical Association
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Copyright © 2006 The Texas State Historical Association.
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Abstract

Fort Davis in the 1880s, as seen from the north ridge. Enlisted men’s barracks and stables are to the left, the parade ground is in the center, and officers’ row is on the right. Courtesy Fort Davis National Historic Site. SHQ 110-2 0. Frontmatter.indd 6 10/9/06 11:08:18 AM Fort Davis and the Close of a Militar y Frontier Robert Wooster* he military community at Fort Davis, Texas, was bustling in T the early summer of 1891. Four companies of the Twenty-third Infantry Regiment were getting ready for a transfer to forts McIntosh and Bliss. A troop of the Third Cavalry was preparing to move out to Fort Hancock, and Company F, Fifth Infantry, was readying to march to Fort Sam Hous- ton. An auction of condemned property, held June 19, netted the federal government $2,951.20. Lt. Charles B. Hardin, post quartermaster, had been authorized to employ Pvt. William Boyer, Fifth Infantry, on an extra duty assignment: the United States Army was evacuating Fort Davis, and Hardin needed an assistant to help him take care of several minor details. As a former soldier who had retired in the local area put it, “[there are] plenty of houses in Davis now

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Southwestern Historical Quarterly – Texas State Historical Association

Published: Nov 2, 2006

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